Metallic rail-tie.



R. T. FUTCH. METALLIC RAIL TIE. APPLICATION men ml. 18. I917- 1,29,32 Patented June 12,1917.

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METALLIC RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 112, 191W.

Applicationfiledlanuary 1s, 1917. Serial No. 143,056;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. FUTOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lillie, in the parish of Union and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Rail-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in rail ties, and has for its object the provision of a tie that has associated therewith novel types of rail seats that will effectively support the rails of a track and that will admit of practically the same cushioning efli'ect being had for the rails as derived from the wooden ties now in use.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail tie, constructed in accordance with my invention, and having one end in section to show the construction of the adjacent rail seat and the manner of supporting the same in operative position,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the rail tie with one end in horizontal section, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one end of the rail tie with the seat removed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates a tubular metallic rail tie that has its opposite ends provided with a pair of hollow extensions 2, each of which includes opposite side walls that have integral connection with the tie body, a bottom wall and an outer end wall, the top of the extension being open, and the side walls and the end wall of the extension having their upper ends terminating below the upper or top side of the tie body 1, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawing. A pair of movable seats 3 are associated with the tie body, and the respective seats are disposed above the upper ends of the extensions 2 and each includes a flat plate,

having depending marginal flanges 4 that extend into the interior of the'adjacent extension, as shown in Fig. l. The seats 3 form supports for the rails 5, and each seat is provided, at its outer end, with a rail clamping flange 6, which is formed integral therewith and which engages the outer side of the adjacent rail 5, and a removable rail clamping flange 7, which is disposed at the inner end of the seat 3 and engages the inner side of the adjacent rail 5. Each seat 3 is supported by a plurality of coil springs S, which are located within the adjacent extension 2 and have their upper and lower ends engaging over lugs 9 formed, respectively, on the under side of the seats 3 and the upper side of the lower wall of the adjacent section. The springs 8 normally support the seats 3 above the upper ends of the walls of the extensions 2 and admit of the seats having slight vertical movement during the passage of rolling stock over the rails, so as to effectively cushion the rails during the passage of rolling stock thereover.

It is evident that various changes might be resorted to in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, is:

The combination with a rail tie, of hollow extensions formed on the opposite ends of the tie and having their upper ends disposed below the upper side of the tie, rail seats disposed above the extensions, flanges depending from the rail seats and extending into the extensions, and a plurality of vertically disposed springs located within the extensions and extending between the flanges and having the upper ends thereof engaging the under sides of the rail seats, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT T. FUTCI-I.

Witnesses:

J. M. FU'roH, J. M. DAWKINS.

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